8 NORTH 
HE important wedding of the week, as far as the North 
Shore is concerned was that last Saturday noon, in St. 
John’s Episcopal church, Beverly Farms, of Miss Anne 
Middleton Means, 2d, of Boston and Beverly Farms, and 
Valentine W orthington, of New York. As many friends 
as the little church could conveniently hold -witnessed the 
ceremony, performed by the rector of the parish, Rev. 
Neilson Poe Carey. The church was decorated with 
masses of white flowers, with a background of greenery. 
The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Arthur Little, who 
formerly was Mrs. Robert Lawrence Means. Miss Means” 
engagement to Mr. Worthington was announced early in 
August, from Beverly Farms. She made her debut in 
the season of 1913. Mr. Worthington, who is a New 
York lawyer, is the son of Mrs. M. G. Wearthington of 
that city. He is a nephew of Miss M. Carey Thomas, 
president of Bryn Mawr College. Mr. Worthington was 
educated in England, in part at Westminster and also at 
Christ Church, Oxford. He is a member of the Union 
club, New York. 
Miss Means, who was given in marriage by her step- 
father, Arthur Little, wore a gown of white brocade trim- 
med with point de Venise lace and tulle, and she carried 
a bridal bouquet of white orchids and lilies of the valley, 
combined with delicate ferns. Her only attendant, a maid 
of honor, was her sister, Miss Jessie K. Means, who was 
in blue satin trimmed with gray fur, with which she wore 
a hat of blue velvet trimmed with like fur and she carried 
a muff, also of blue velvet and gray fur. She had for a 
bouquet violets surrounded by yellow tea roses. Harold 
Worthington was his brother’s best man. In the group 
of ushers were Gordon Means and Robert Whitman 
Means, brothers of the bride; André Nicholas Reggio, a 
SHORE BREEZE 
brother-in-law, who married Claire W. Mane 
Thoras Spring-Rice, third secretary of the British em- 
bassy in Washington, and a relative of the British am-_ 
bassador, Sir Cecil Spring-Rice ; Le Roy King and E.. 
Pennington Pearson, both of New York, and Henry M. 
Thomas, Jr., of Baltimore. 
little church, the bridal party and guests went to the sum-— 
mer home of Mr. and Mrs. Little, “The Old School — 
House,” where a reception was held, with a wedding — 
breakfast served. The house decorations were of white 
and green, similar to those in the church, Following their 
wedding journey, Mr. and Mrs. Worth will live in- 
New York City. 
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Eugene Gray Foster and family have concluded their 
season at Manchester this week and returned to New 
York City. 
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Mrs. James McMillan and daughter, Lady Harvie 
ton left Manchester Tuesday for a fortnight at Lenox 
before going to Washiigton for the winter. 
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The American Ambulance Field Service film, 
“Our “ 
After the ceremony at the 
American Boys in the European War,” which the French 
Government presented to Hon. A. Piatt Andrew of Glou- 
cester, and the American field corps in recognition of 
heroic service, will be shown in Philadelphia next month 
for the benefit of the ambulance field corps. Mrs. Ed- 
ward T. 
view at her house. 
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Edward C. Richardson and family closed their house 
at Magnolia Wednesday and returned to their town resi-~ 
dence, 9 Bay State road, Boston. 
N a bulletin issued by the State Department of Health 
of New Jersey, the public is warned against putting 
too much reliance upon massage and the use of electricity 
“as means of counteracting the after-effects of infantile 
paralysis. The bulletin calls attention to the fact that 
much of the deformity and incapacity for work may be 
prevented by rest and re-education of the paralyzed mus- 
cles, under-the direction of an orthopaedic surgeon. Dur- 
ing the last four or five years, it is asserted, theories of 
treatment have undergone radical changes. Then the 
bulletin says: 
“The old method of after treatment, with message 
and electricity, left about 50 percent of those paralyzed 
incapacitated for future work. The new method of treat- 
ent reduces the number of incapacitated very greatly. 
Physicians who consult standard works for three of fo~ 
years ago fail to find a description of the newer methods, 
which give so much better results, than the methods form- 
erly in vogue. 
“Municipalities and committees that are planning the 
aftercare of infantile-paralysis patients will do well to 
bear in mind a few fundamental points. In the first place, 
the aftercare of these cases is a matter that should be 
under the supervision of an expert orthopaedic: surgeon 
and should not be intrusted to a masseuse. The use of 
the term orthopaedic surgeon does not mean that surgery 
will be resorted to in all cases. Usually, if proper care 
has been given’ from the begining of the attack, surgery 
in the sense of cutting operation will not be needed in the 
aftercare. 
“In the next place, it is well to remember that massage 
does not have the place in the newer method of treatment 
it had in the old. It applied during the first few weeks, 
when pain and tenderness are still present, massage may 
do much positive harm. When the convalescent state of 
the disease begins, 
onset, massage may be of some value if not applied too 
vigorously. In any event, massage is always secondary in 
importance to other measures that should be taken. In 
no case should the care of such patients be instrusted to 2 
masseuse, who knows nothing but massage, and who will 
of necessity neglect the proper measures for the restora- 
tion of function in the paralyzed muscles.” 
The bulletin goes on to say that it must not be for- 
gotten that as a means of restoring lost function to para- 
lyzed muscles electricty is a failure. In fact, the use of 
electricity in infantile paralysis has done much positive 
harm, because both patients and physicians have thought 
that by its use they were doing all that was necessary 
when they were actually neglecting important measures. 
THE ABORN GRAND OpkRA COMPANY 
matinee. 
Stotesbury has engaged the film for a private 
from one to three months after the — 
: with Manager Lawrence McCarty’s Wednesday night’s opera 
IN 16 PRopUCTIONS. policy of low prices, a dollar will pur- will be “Lucia di Lammermoor ;” 
The Boston Opera House will chase the best seat for any of the Thursday’ night, “Samson and De- 
throw open its doors for the regular operas. lilah;” Friday . night, “Lohengrin ;” 
season next Monday evening, when For the balance of the week the Saturday night “I! Trovatore” is the 
he Aborn Opera Company will begin 
its engagement with’“‘The Jewels of 
the Madonna,” by Wolf-Farrari, as 
raction. In accordance 
the initial att 
Aborn Company will give five other 
operas, as follows: “Madam Butter- 
fly’ for Tuesday evening; this bill 
will be repeated for the Saturday 
bill announced. 
“Fish go up the river to spoon,” 
wrote a schoolboy in his essay. 
